'Very heavy price': As Omicron spreads, borders slam shut
World scrambles to slow variant's spread, days after it was identified in South Africa.
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Europe braces against 'dramatic' Covid-surge
As a fourth wave of Covid-19 sweeps across Europe, severe restrictions follow.
Spanish police hunt for quarantine-escaping Dutch tourists
A group of Dutch tourists are on the run in Spain after testing positive for Covid-19.
Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia
Protesters, some from far-right groups, marched through Vienna after lockdown announced.
Rioting erupts in Rotterdam over coronavirus restrictions
Demonstration was against government intent to restrict access for unvaccinated people.
Lockdowns return to Europe as Covid surges again
Toughest restrictions loom again, including for double jabbed – in deadly fourth wave.
Netherlands announces partial lockdown
Netherlands vowed lockdowns were a thing of the past - now it has announced a new closure.
'Probably inevitable': Nation to lock down the unvaxxed as Europe cases surge
Covid cases are skyrocketing in Europe, leaving nations to make some tough choices.
'Back at the epicentre of the pandemic': WHO's Western Europe warning
The WHO says coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week.
Cannabis cafe debate blazes on as Amsterdam tourists trouble locals
Locals and business owners slam tourists for having "no respect".
No Fly List: UK flights banned from Morocco after Covid cases soar
UK's rising Covid-19 cases has caused one country to ban incoming flights.
Sports teams, businesspeople and entertainers taking up half of MIQ spots
The Bangladesh, South Africa and Netherlands cricket teams are due to arrive this summer.
A car racing fan from Liverpool is mistaken for a Mafia boss
New York Times: Man's accent should have been a giveaway police arrested the wrong person.
World's busiest airport revealed as Europe enjoys summer of travel
The world's busiest airport may not be where you expect.
To avoid river flooding, go with the flow, the Dutch say
New York Times: The Netherlands has learnt how to avert disaster from extreme rainfall.
Rabobank's decision to close accounts frustrates farmers
The bank says it could have better emphasised a more flexible timeframe.
Rod Jackson: Learning to die from Covid on a road to nowhere
OPINION: Most economists agree a healthy economy requires a healthy population.
'Nothing left but hope': Death toll tops 160 as European flood waters recede
The death toll in western Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state rose to 98 on Saturday.
German floods kill at least 19 people and dozens missing
Heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars.
Businessman ditched by bank for being debt-free
'A bank may decide to withdraw products and services for commercial reasons.'
Reporter 'fighting for his life' after Amsterdam assassination attempt
Concerns the attack is linked to a murder and drug trafficking case he investigated.
To catch a serial killer: 'Absolutely gripping' - real-life hero of Netflix show lives in NZ
The Serpent diplomat: 'I'd seen people dead before but... not in that manner.'
Potato chips probe: Dutch firm dumping surplus frozen fries in NZ
Government finds evidence a Dutch company is dumping surplus frozen fries in New Zealand.
Ice Fever sweeps Holland as Dutch defy covid on the ice
Frozen canals are reawakening a national obsession with skating.
Covid-19 variants paralyse Europe
The threat is prompting European governments to introduce harsh new lockdowns and curfews.
Italy latest European nation to introduce Christmas lockdown
United Kingdom not the only nation to introduce Christmas lockdown.
Dutch wrestle (again) with the tradition of Black Pete
THE CONVERSATION: Unease about function and significance of blackface is growing globally.
Man on trial after torture chamber found
A man acquitted of murder in Wellington is now a suspect in a Netherlands homicide case.
Train driver's fluke ends with a whale of a tail
Dutch metro train left perched on a whale sculpture in Rotterdam after leaving the rails.
As coronavirus surges, chastened Dutch wonder, 'what happened to us?'
New York Times: Ranking high in daily infections forces a reckoning for the Netherlands.
Covid-19: Europe and US 'deep in second wave'
Two continents in 'corona fatigue' , raising the threat of another round of lockdowns.
Netherlands to allow doctors to help end lives of terminally ill children
New York Times: Children aged one to 12 would now able to die with the help of a doctor.
Balloon racer to pay $121,000 for scaring parrots to death
A three-and-a-half year legal battle over the death of three birds has come to a close.
Euthanasia referendum: Could terminal patients really be 'dead by the weekend'?
Arguing over euthanasia at the dinner table? Here's what the evidence says.